Meet Mark Davis! Mark is always bubbly when you see him, and it was no different on this occasion, even through the phone. We check in on how things are going since I used to see him every day at 40 West, Then we get to talking about him! Mark is endlessly grateful for…
Meet Prem Tamang Prem, and his son Mima, meet Maggie and me in the office at Villa Verde. David, an adult, wanted to come to help translate for his father but, after a while, it turned into a highlight of Mima as well. Both men have great attitudes and life stories. It was fun…
Meet Lynda Junker! I place a call to Lynda in the morning in order to accommodate her chemo schedule. From the moment she answers she’s in a great mood. I’d come to learn that this is just her personality. No matter what trials we discussed she always says with an upbeat tone, ‘but I’m…
Meet Margaret Gibson! Margaret waits for me in Jasmine’s office down at Fountain Ridge. When I walk in both are happy to greet me, Jasmine having just finished setting out lots of food to hand out for her weekly Care and Share event. Margaret is quiet but eager to share about herself when asked, answering…
Meet Mike Maze! I visit Cornerstone, camera in hand, to capture the magic of another weekly food bank. As I fall into conversation with a couple of residents about my camera and recent events, our Family Service Coordinator, Julie, introduces me to Mike. Mike has just gotten done having his own food bank of…
Meet Bishnu Rai! I place a call to our resident spotlight, Bishnu Rai, and she promptly answers. After reintroducing myself and getting settled in, we jump right into getting to know Bishnu! “Where are you from, originally?” I ask, my go-to first question. “Originally, we are from Bhutan. We fled to Nepal during the…
Resident Spotlight August 2021 – Verna “Sue” Perry I meet up with Verna, or as she likes to be called “Sue,” in the community room at Foothills Green. She’s got a plastic water bottle filled with homemade iced tea and the sweetest demeanor. “Where are you from?” I asked as we both sit down.…
Meet Cica Lokossi! As I walk through Cica’s front door into the living room a water bottle comes quickly into view as the tiny hand of an outstretched arm wraps around the plastic ridges. “Here you go!” Cica’s middle child, all of about five or six, offers me with a smile. “Well, thank you!” I…
I sat on the rooftop of Flats at Two Creeks, where the garden boxes are located, waiting for Michael and Emily, Flats’ Resident Care Coordinator, to meet me. Emily said that today they would be doing most of the planting for the garden beds. As we rolled the cart full of gardening supplies from the…
Meet Cornerstone Resident Richard “Gonzo” Beck! A passion for art grows in prison As I sit in Gonzo’s studio in Redline Art Gallery (located behind Archway’s Cornerstone residence) he tells me that his passion for art began in prison. “It was a way for me to stay out of trouble,” he says, “it kept me…